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The Democrats Only Have Themselves to Blame

The Blade of Perseus
November 14, 2024
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In The Blade of Perseus, Victor Davis Hanson analyzes Democratic Party leaders’ embarrassing response to their defeat – especially their impulse to blame anyone but themselves and their vows to launch a new “resistance”. Hanson describes how the societal decay under President Joe Biden brought voters to a stark choice – and how they ignored the hectoring instructions of America’s elites.

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